* PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA...KENTUCKY AND OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...OHIO AND SWITZERLAND. IN KENTUCKY...BOONE...BRACKEN...CAMPBELL... CARROLL...GALLATIN...GRANT...KENTON...LEWIS...MASON...OWEN... PENDLETON AND ROBERTSON. IN OHIO...ADAMS...BROWN...CLERMONT... CLINTON...FAIRFIELD...FAYETTE OH...HAMILTON...HIGHLAND... HOCKING...PICKAWAY...PIKE...ROSS...SCIOTO AND WARREN.

* FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

* MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FLOOD WATCH AREA THIS EVENING. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BEFORE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. WITH PLENTY OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AND FROZEN SOILS...RUNOFF FROM THE RAINFALL COULD BE SIGNIFICANT AND LEAD TO WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED AREAS...LOW LYING AREAS...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND SOME RIVERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ONCURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLEFLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BEPREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 9 INCHES...ALONG WITH A COUPLE HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. LIGHT AMOUNTS OF ICING WILL CAUSE SOME ROADS AND SIDEWALKS TO BECOME SLIPPERY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FORSIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACTTRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. STAY TUNED TONOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THELATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND ATWWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILN AS WELL AS ON OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.

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